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City attorney outlines proposed tree-code changes; planning board to review before recommending to council
Summary
City attorney Jeff Paraday presented proposed procedural amendments to Edmonds' tree code, including a peer-reviewed individualized-determination method for replacement ratios, removal of off-site replanting language, clarification of appraisal requirements, removal of a notice-on-title requirement, and longer, larger maintenance bonds.
City attorney Jeff Paraday presented proposed amendments to the Edmonds tree code and asked the Planning Board to review the package and forward recommendations to the council after further staff work.
Paraday described the changes as largely procedural and aimed at clarifying the code and addressing issues that arose during recent enforcement and litigation. "Most of these are not particularly substantive. They're more of a procedural nature," Paraday said.
Key proposals include: - An individualized-determination process that allows applicants to hire a qualified professional, at their expense, to calculate an alternative replacement ratio based on environmental functions (carbon sequestration, air-quality benefit, stormwater mitigation, shade,…
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